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  • As Portugal finally introduces legislation that specifically deals with securitization, William Smithson and Alexandra Maia de Loureiro of P Rebelo de Sousa, Simmons & Simmons in Lisbon discuss its likely impact
  • On February 26 2002, the House of Representatives (Câmara dos Deputados) approved the Proposal of Constitutional Amendment (PEC) which allows the opening of Brazilian broadcasting media companies to foreign capital, up to a limit of 30% of their share capital. However, the editorial functions in such companies must be executed by Brazilian-born citizens or foreigners who have been naturalized for more than 10 years.
  • On February 21 2002 ISVAP (the Italian supervisory authority on private insurance) issued Circular No 474 D, which sets out new provisions on unit-linked life insurance policies. Unit-linked policies are those policies the performances of which are connected to shares of funds that may be either internal to the insurance company or external.
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has won the first of what it hopes will be a series of mandates for issues from Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation's innovative mortgage-backed securities (MBS) programme.
  • Under listing rule changes proposed by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), due to be implemented in June 2002, it will be harder for foreign companies to be listed on the ASX with special relief. Foreign companies already listed by the ASX would have only a few months to adapt to the new rules.
  • Maheen Pfeffer of Afridi Angell & Khan, Islamabad, assess the prospects for foreign investment and growth in the power industry
  • In the second of a three-part series, Philip Gilligan and John Banks of Lovells, Hong Kong, explain the key issues to be considered when planning to buy a bank in Asia
  • Like in many other European countries, Belgian companies have recently been setting up captive reinsurance companies in Luxembourg or Ireland to avoid or reduce taxes.
  • Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance have closed the second securitization of income from the lease of buildings still under construction. The £1.25 billion ($1.78 billion) securitization of the rental income on four office buildings is the fifth deal the two firms have closed for the Canary Wharf Group, the developer that built London's most outstanding landmark, and follows groundbreaking work done for the client last year.
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is advising Citigroup on the $1 billion initial public offering (IPO) of wholly-owned subsidiary Travelers Property Casualty. The New York firm, Citigroup's principal outside corporate and securities counsel, is working opposite Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, which is acting for the underwriters, led by Salomon Smith Barney.